The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-03
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Notwithstanding the extreme
coolness Of the atmosphere, the
hall Of the Socialists was we'll
filed with = thoughtful lot Of peo-
plc on last Sunday evening. The
League opened by singing = labor
song. Mrs Wood. the tireless little
worker, oficiated as organist.
Byron Millett explained the OBJ
iects of the League and after GO
ING over that very necessary part
Of the programme touched on the
points at issue between Socialism
and anarchy. The anarchists aim
was to establish society without
any laws but those of nature;
without rulership other than that
of the individual over himself.
Anarchy was the realization of hu-
man perfection inasmuch as it
could only exist when man had
arrived at or near to the highest
possible point of moral goodness.
Anarchy anticipated the time
when men would do right and. be-
ing so disposed. would require no
man-made "laws" for his moral
guidance. Anarchy is a beautiful
conception, but it is too high for
this age. 1t will come in the ages
yet before us. Socialism would
teach the child to creep, then to
walk, then to attain the whole
strength of a grand manhood.
Socialism would seek to lead the
child humanity through the nec-
essary stages of a healthy devel-
opment to the full realization of a
glorious future.
James II. Jack read and CON-
mented on an article written by
Putnam on the party of the future.
The political party of the future
must and will be free from the
pernicious influence of money
power priests. preachers, press,
prostitutes and politicians. The
church is the great bulwark of the
oppressors of humanity. 1t up
held human slavery in this Repub-
lie until the Abolition movement
got to be the stronger element
and then the church Topped over
and, as it always has done. claimed
the credit of freeing the slaves.
II "the church" had had its way,
and had its advice been taken,
the black man would to-day be
wearing the chains of chattel
slavery. The influence of the
church to-day is hurled against
the movement of the poor to get
enough to eat. "Stay in the posi-
tion and be content Herewith
where it has pleased God to place
you" has always been the COM
mand of the church. This being
the history of the church its inhu-
ence is bad, as it seeks to prevent
ciange and, as we all know, the
world and systems of society must
change or we will return to bar
barity. therefore the bad influence
of the church must be kept from
out the party of the future.
We, the people, want the earth
for the use and benefit of all who
will use it in an endeavor to sus-
tain themselves. The church says
that the man who has money may
buy up the whole earth and fence
It in. The church will have to 60.
The precepts of Jesus Christ will,
when more generally and thor
oughly practiced, root out and
destroy the modern mammonite
church"
The Grafton delivered by w. P.
Black over the bodies of our MUIR
dered Chicago comrades was read
by Comrade Callahan after which
Comradc Keifer gave several good
reasons why he was Socialist.
The speaker thought it must be
evident to anyone who would
think that the original intent OF
the Creator was not that one